IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT CAUSE NO. P2026-50 M/4 IN RE: THE WILL AND ESTATE OF BETTY JO SMITH SMATHERS, DECEASED NOTICE TO CREDITORS WHEREAS, Letters Testamentary upon the Estate of Betty Jo Smith Smathers, deceased were duly issued to the undersigned as Executor of the estate by the Chancery Court of Hinds County, Mississippi, on the 3rd day of June, 2026; therefore, legal notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against the estate are required by law to have them filed, probated and registered with the Clerk of the Chancery Court of Hinds County, Mississippi, Second Judicial District, at Raymond, Mississippi, within ninety (90) days time from the first publication of this notice, and the failure to file, probate, and register their claims with the Clerk within the time will forever bar the claims. /s/Guerrant S. Smathers, Executor of the Estate of Betty Jo Smith Smathers, Deceased Counsel for the Executor: /s/ Charles R. Wilbanks, Jr. (MS Bar No. 7193) Wilbanks Dowd & Watson, PLLC 108 West Leake Street Clinton, MS 39056 Telephone: (601) 952-3600 chip@wilbanksdowd.com June 14, 21, 28 2026 LMSS0537220